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Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 Article 4

Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 Article 4

Amendment to Directive 2000/53/EC

Article 4

From 1 December 2010, in Article 2 of Directive 2000/53/EC, point 11 shall be replaced by the following: ‘11. “hazardous substance” means any substance which fulfils the criteria for any of the following hazard classes or categories set out in Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures  ( *8 ) ; (a) hazard classes 2.1 to 2.4, 2.6 and 2.7, 2.8 types A and B, 2.9, 2.10, 2.12, 2.13 categories 1 and 2, 2.14 categories 1 and 2, 2.15 types A to F; (b) hazard classes 3.1 to 3.6, 3.7 adverse effects on sexual function and fertility or on development, 3.8 effects other than narcotic effects, 3.9 and 3.10; (c) hazard class 4.1; (d) hazard class 5.1. ( *8 )    OJ L 353, 31.12.2008, p. 1 .’."

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